Programs

Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers

• Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Medical Centers
• On-Site
• October 13 – 25, 2024
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

• Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Medical Centers
• On-Site
• November 3 – 15, 2024
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

• On-Site
• October 5 – 17, 2025
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Medical Centers brings together physicians in administrative positions in academic medical centers, who lead a clinical division and report directly to the chair of their department, for intensive and systematic study of the critical leadership and management issues facing academic medical centers.

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Leadership Development to Advance Equity in Health Care

• Online
• November 5 – 8, 2024

Traditional medical education lacks training on how the health care system is influenced by racism and how outdated policies perpetuate disparities. This program will teach you how to confront and remediate unfair practices and advance health equity in your community or practice.

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Mental Health LeadershipTransformation Through Innovation

• Online
• November 12 – 15, 2024

The importance of reducing the mental health care gap has never been more critical. The current reality of limited financial resources, stigma associated with mental health problems, and too few professionals to support the vast mental health needs of the population means that professionals and organizations have an obligation to innovate mental health care delivery

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Global Public Health Leadership Program

• Mix
• December 18, 2024 – June 18, 2025

The five- to six-month Global Public Health Leadership Program by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is designed to provide a holistic perspective on the forces impacting public health, cutting-edge technologies, data analytics, leadership strategies, and global health policy. It leverages Harvard Chan School’s renowned expertise and interdisciplinary faculty to empower you with the knowledge and skills required to become a visionary public health leader who can drive meaningful impact with improved public health outcomes.

Health Care Quality ImprovementFrom Design to Implementation

• Online
• January 6 – 16, 2025

Health care leaders and professionals want to undertake improvement projects in their practice or organization, and many don’t know where to begin, or how to analyze and properly gauge their successes. Health Care Quality Improvement: From Design to Implementation will use a real case study to take participants through the journey of identifying, planning, measuring, and creating process changes that will lead to results.

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Program for Chairs of Clinical Services

• On-Site
• January 19 – 31, 2025
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

• On-Site
• January 25, 2026 – February 6, 2026
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

The Program for Chairs of Clinical Services brings together chairs of major clinical departments in teaching hospitals for intensive and systematic study of the critical leadership and management issues facing chairs, their departments, and teaching hospitals.

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Responsible AI for Health CareConcepts and Applications

• Online
• February 4 – 7, 2025

Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) have captured the public imagination and have the potential to drive significant change in health care. This course, Responsible AI for Health Care: Concepts and Applications, aims to unveil the core principles of responsible AI, the capabilities of LLMs and Generative AI, and their profound implications for health care, emphasizing ethical considerations and safety measures.

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Conflict, Feedback, and Negotiation in Health Care

• Online
• February 18 – 20, 2025

Increase your competence as a physician leader in the critical management areas of navigating conflict, providing feedback, and skillfully approaching negotiations.

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Management and Leadership Skills for EHS Professionals

• On-Site
• March 10 – 13, 2025
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

Develop the management and leadership skills you need to bridge the gap between environmental health and safety goals and organizational objectives. You will gain the skills to integrate a culture of safety and sustainability into your organization.

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Financial Management in Health Care for Non-Financial Managers

• Online
• March 18 – 20, 2025

Increase your financial literacy as a physician leader. In this course, you will learn financial management and control, and how to interact more effectively with finance personnel.

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Principles and Practice of Clinical Research

• Mix
• March 27, 2025 – December 11, 2025
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

This program explores clinical research (including research basics, statistical methods, data collection, and study design) to ensure that participants can conduct clinical trials in an effective manner. By participating, you will become a more efficient and effective clinical researcher.

Women on BoardsGetting On and Adding Value

• On-Site
• May 1 – 2, 2025
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

This program will put you on the path towards attaining a board position in health care and related industries. You will gain the competencies you need to succeed at being a first-rate board member, prepare for the challenges you will face, and gain direction, tools, and approaches for attaining a seat on a board of directors.

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Health Care Leadership Intensive for Managers

• On-Site
• May 5 – 9, 2025

This management and leadership development program is designed to improve your skills and increase your knowledge, preparing you to tackle complex challenges, comprehend cost analysis, drive change, and effectively manage health care departments and divisions.

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Innovation with AI in Health Care

• Online
• May 6 – 9, 2025

Innovation with AI in Health Care will help leaders of health care organizations develop the skills needed to realize the value of AI in health care and advance their careers through demonstrating leadership in digital transformation of health care. It also brings together a diverse community of leaders from the technical, clinical, and business worlds.

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Health Care Leadership for Emerging Executives

• On-Site
• May 14 – 16, 2025
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

Master essential leadership skills to influence stakeholders, solve complex challenges, and navigate the evolving health care landscape. This program empowers current and emerging executives to lead with vision and drive transformative change.

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Emerging Women Executives in Health Care

• On-Site
• June 3 – 6, 2025
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

This leadership development program focused on women provides you with the skills to lead complex health care organizations. Participating in this course will help you bridge the gaps in your understanding, strategies, and skills, and prepare you for the next stage in your career.

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Guidelines for Laboratory DesignHealth and Safety Considerations

• On-Site
• June 9 – 13, 2025
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

This applied program explores the needs of diverse stakeholders to ensure laboratories are safe, free of hazards, ergonomically sound, and environmentally friendly. Guided laboratory tours ensure you leave the course able to apply what you learned to your organization’s facilities and projects.

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Implementing Health Care AI into Clinical Practice

• Online
• June 9 – 12, 2025

The successful implementation of AI solutions in clinical practice requires teams that are skilled in multiple disciplines, including data science, user-centered design, subject-matter expertise, change management, and more. However, the health care field currently lacks professionals who sit at the intersections among those disciplines. This executive education program equips clinicians and executives with the cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills needed to ensure AI solutions are implemented successfully in clinical practice.

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Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene

• Online
• July 7 – 11, 2025

Improve employee health, safety, and security with applied industrial hygiene skills. You will benefit from a comprehensive introduction to industrial hygiene and gain skills to protect employees from workplace environmental hazards.

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In-Place Filter Testing Workshop

• On-Site
• July 21 – 25, 2025
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

Prepare to test and certify systems containing HEPA filtration and gas adsorption systems. Learn to operate testing equipment unique to these activities and gain an understanding of regulations associated with nuclear air- and gas-cleaning activities.

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Radiological Emergency Management

• On-Site
• August 4 – 8, 2025
• Harvard Longwood Campus, Boston, MA

Protecting the public from harm during a radiological event requires a thorough and well-designed radiological emergency management program.

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Applied Risk Communication for the 21st Century

• Online
• September 16 – 19, 2025

This program will provide state-of-the-science knowledge on designing effective risk communication messages to improve communication, increase trust in your organization, reduce public anxiety about an issue, and help key stakeholders make better decisions.

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Integrating Sustainability in Decision Making

This practical course will teach participants how to incorporate sustainability and design thinking methodologies in their practice of organizational leadership. The skills gained will result in a clear and measurable impact on your organization’s sustainability portfolio in a complex and ever-changing ecosystem.  

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Benefit-Cost Analysis: Valuing Life and Health

Learn directly from one of Harvard’s experts on benefit-cost analysis, who will teach you the advantages and limitations of this method, improving your ability to evaluate, interpret, and use the results.

The International Leadership Development Program for Physicians

This program provides focused training in leadership and management, focused on the clinical and operational challenges senior physicians face as executives. By participating in this program, physicians from around the world will develop skills to be more effective and efficient institutional leaders.

Measurement, Design, and Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes Research

You will learn to design, implement, and analyze health outcomes studies, use outcomes research data for clinical decision making, health care planning, and technology development, and understand the statistical methods used in this research.

Health Care Project Management

This program drives meaningful growth in project leadership abilities for clinicians, administrators and operations professionals in health care settings. It covers project leadership, assessment, planning, initiation, execution, quality control, team-building, management, conflict resolution and communication with stakeholders.

Environmental Health Risk

Learn to assess the human health risks posed by exposure to environmental hazards including chemicals, pollution, and contaminated food. Explore the basics of health risk assessment and discuss applications of risk assessment to diverse problems.